Erykah Sunshine.The first week has passed so quick. Iba talaga kapag trabaho ang inaatupag mo. Mabilis ang araw at sa isang iglap lang ay tapos na ang mga ito.I managed to fix everything on the VB and on the other one of Glenn's businesses. He is in Japan and is doing well with Conrad, Drew, and Norman. We did not miss a day or night. We always talk about what's happening during our day.Ngayon ang lipad ko papuntang Dubai. May return ticket na ako, at isang linggo lang ako roon. May ibang plano ako, at iyon ay ang stockholders meeting na gaganapin bukas. Inayos na ito ni Samantha at kakampi namin ang iilang tao sa kompanya, kasama na si Judge Caladios at ang iba pang attorney ng kompanya."Have you check your swiss account lately?" si Samantha sa akin. Siya lang ang may alam nito at siya lang din ang ipinagkakatiwalaan ko. Hawak niya ang finance ng kompanya ni Papa, kaya alam ko agad kong ano na ang nangyayari."Not yet." I sighed and looked at Judge Caladios, who was sitting acr
Erykah Sunshine.Trade."Paano kita ipapakilala sa asawa ko aber? Seloso 'yon eh." I looked at Philip and he taunted."Just tell him I'm a good friend. Tell him the truth about who I am, Erykah."Pinaikot ko lang ang mga mata ko habang inaayos ang seatbelt. Nasa loob ng eroplano kami, at parehong naka-business class kami. Katabi ko siya at makulit. Personality na ito ni Philip noon pa man. Maalaga rin siya pagdating sa kung sinong babaeng nakakasama niya. Kaya siguro na in love si Samantha sa ugali niya."Huwag kang dikit ng dikit sa akin ah. Sasabihin ko na matalik kitang kaibigan dahil iyon naman ang totoo. Pero hindi mo puwedeng sabihin kay Glenn ang tungkol sa pagkatao ko at sa kompanya."Nagtagpo bahagya ang kilay niya. Pero ngumiti rin nang ma-e-serve ng attendants ang inomin namin. Ladies cocktail ang ini-order ko at wine naman sa kanya."Thank you, beautiful," he said flirtatiously to the attendant."Okay. If you say so, but I have already made an excuse for us, Erykah. Don'
Erykah Sunshine.I couldn't move. My eyes kept pacing back and forth to Glenn, beside me, and to Philip, sitting across us. I expected them to be good friends at first, but somehow, it felt like there was a huge wall between them. The way they looked at each other in the eyes made it seem like they were shooting daggers."What do you do for a living, Philip?" Glenn shoots a question while adding salt to his chicken porridge.Ang akala ko ay kakainin na niya ito, pero mali, dahil inilapag niya ito sa harapan ko at kinuha ang akin."Thank you," I smiled, feeling the tension."I haven't add salt yet to that," I added. Talagang hindi ko pa nalagyan iyong akin dahil naging abala ang mga mata ko sa ibang bagay, at sa kanilang dalawa ito. Glenn ordered a family-sized portion of chicken porridge at his favorite restaurant, which offers morning food delivery.Pagod kaming pareho dahil sa pinaggagawa namin. Inabot kami ng madaling araw. Purong kalandian at ni wala nga'ng proteksyon iyon. Hind
Erykah Sunshine."Umalis na si Elmelda kasama si Elloida. I don't think she wants to push more for this case. Alam niyang marami siyang kasalanan… the best option that Judge Caladios offered her was to walked away without anything. Nakakapagtaka nga eh. Inakala ko pa naman na lalaban siya. Eh, hindi na. Kaya okay na ang lahat, Erykah."Kausap ko si Samantha sa kabilang linya. Dinetale niya ang nangyari. The board of directors expelled Emelda. Sangkot din si Emelda sa milyong dolyares na funds na magpahanggang ngayon ay nawawala.Sumakit ang ulo ko nang ma-e-presenta ni Samantha sa akin sa email ang legder ng kompanya ni Papa. Hindi ko alam kung paano aayusin ito, at saang anggulo ako magsisimula. Ayaw kong magbawas ng tao, dahil alam kong umaasa lang din sila sa kompanya ni Papa."The only solution we could do, Eres, is to shut the other branch in San Francisco. Kung gusto mo na ma-e-salba ang New York. Wala tayong choice, Eres. Ito lang din ang nakikita namin solusyon.""I have to c
Erykah Sunshine.I looked at them in the distance as they stepped out of the yacht. Glenn was right beside his father, and Saber was right beside Simone. Two bodyguards were with them, including the two persons on board, which I believe are the staff.Sa tingin ko ay si Glenn ang nagmaneho ng yate niya. Masaya siyang bumaba at kausap niya ang Papa niya. Saber was just behind Glenn, and I witness how she tried to gets Glenn's attension.Malayo ako, at hindi ako nakikita ni Glenn ngayon. Manong Max was just behind me and was quiet. I told him that I wanted to check them, but without Glenn knowing that I was checking.Tumikhim si Manong at naputol ang seryosong titig ko kay Glenn at Saber. Nilingon ko si Manong sa likod at tumango siya. Hudyat na kailangan na naming bumalik bago pa ako mapansin ni Glenn.Mabilis agad ang hakbang ko pabalik sa villa. Sa kabilang banda kami dumaan ni Manong. Hindi kami makikita ni Glenn, dahil nasa entrada naman sila ng port.The other staff looked at me
Erykah Sunshine."Salamat, Manong, ah. Don't worry, Manong, may komisyon ka sa akin!" Thumbs up ko. Bahagyang natawa si Manong Max at napailing ito. Hinila na niya agad ang lubid na pinagtalihan sa yate.Glenn, along with his father and the others, left the VB an hour ago. Saber was eager to go to the island earlier without me because Glenn's mother arrived last night.Parang nawala ako sa eksena kagabi dahil hindi ko inaasahan ang pagdating ng Mama ni Glenn. She was with her bodyguards and it was obvious that Glenn's father knew she's coming. Hindi niya lang sinabi, dahil siguro ayaw niyang umalis si Glenn ng maaga na kasama ako. Ramdam ko sa kilos ng Papa Glenn kagabi ito. Pinipilit niyang isali ako sa pamilya nila. Pero mailap ang Mama ni Glenn. Halatang ayaw niya sa akin.They all left this morning using the big yacht.Last night, I had a quick conversation with Manong Max. I asked him if he knows how to maneuver a yatch and if possible we could use the small one for today. Mabut
Zebedee Glenn.The phone slipped through my hand, and it landed on the floor."Glenn? Hey! Are you there?"Ilang segundo ko itong tinitigan, hanggang sa bumalik ang utak ko noong una ko siyang nasilayan sa SOLO FF.There must be a reason why she was there at that time. I heard, the Brittsman Corporation was one of the leading sponsors of SOLO at that time.Dammit. No wonder Papa was so keen to me to go there. He told me that a dear friend of his wanted to meet me at that time, but I refused. Maliban kasi sa may gustong ipa-bid sa akin si Mama noon, ay hindi ako sumipot sa usapan namin ni Papa na magkita.I don't want an arranged marriage. I don't want them to choose for me because I want to find the right one for myself."Glenn?""Yes, I'm here. I'll call you back later, Xav. Thank you," I said, ending the call. I whirled around and looked at them ahead. They're already on the sand and see the other people around them.Mabilis kong pinaandar ang jetski at saka inihinto ito sa tabi ng
Erykah Sunshine.I keep my stand as I looked at Glenn's parents. For me, their reaction is important. Glenn's mother looked shocked, her eyes widened as she looked at me. Halos matumba siya at mabuti na lang ay mahigpit ang hawak ng Papa ni Glenn sa kanya."I'm sorry, Tita, Tito…" Ito lang ang lumabas sa bibig ko.I still call them Tito and Tita because they haven't accepted me as Glenn's wife, and I respect that."What did you say?" Saber came in a defense."You heard her, right. Erykah Sunshine Britts is the only daughter of Mr. Benjamin Britts to her deceased wife Sunshine Beaumont-Britts, who happened to own this Island," Philip started.Tumahimik na ako at hinayaan na si Philip na magsalita pansamantala. Naka-focus na ang mga mata ko sa dalawang taong kontrabida sa buhay ko. . . sina Emelda at Sarah."I have all the legal documents with me. I worked at Brittsman Corporation as one of their legal advisers. Judge Caladios provided all the legalities within the last will and testam